A Private Collection of Danish Porcelain
Focus on Uniques of the Art Nouveau
The Porcelain Factory of Meissen was founded 06.06.1710 in Meissen Germany under the protection of Friedrich August I from Saxonia. He was the one that ordered Johann Friedrich Böttger in 1707 to make gold, but he reinvented porcelain instead. Porcelain was only available by import from China and extremely expensive. This is why this invention was treated as a secret.
AR (August Rex) and the crossed swords were used as factory marks until the crossed marks were used only - and that until today.
Famous achievements:
- The reinvention of porcelain
- Original patterns came from Meissen such as the Onion and the blue fluted pattern. They were copied and modified by others.
- Many naturalistic and very complicated figurines of people and animals
- Various successful exhibitions all over the world
Famous artists for Meissen:Johann Joachim Kändler, Johann Gregorius Höroldt, Georg Jahn, Emil Paul Börner, Peter Strang, Ludwig Zepner and many others.
Artist: Hans Rudolph Hentschel (1896)
Date of Production: Early 1900s, decor since 1896
Unique Number: none (blue 71 marked)
Height: 3 cm
Diameter: 20 cm
Motif: Krokusmuster - Crocus Pattern
Remarks: Flat, no relief
KRC0299
Compare upper Meissen blue fluted plate ca. 1770 to the left and Royal Copenhagen blue fluted plate ca. 1785 to the right.
Compare upper Meissen Onion pattern plate ca. 2nd half 18. century to the Royal Copenhagen Onion pattern plate (picture below) around 1800.
Meissen plate diameter 23.5 cm, painter signature "H" and ". . ."
Artist: Hans Rudolph Hentschel
Date of Production: Early 1900s, decor since 1901
Unique Number: none
Height: 2 cm
Diameter: 26,5 cm
Motif: Flügelmuster - Wing Pattern
Remarks: Flat, no relief
KRC0298
Compare to bat service plate by Royal Copenhagen
Click on the picture on the left to enlarge
Artist: Hans Rudolph Hentschel (1899)
Date of Production: Early 1900s, decor since 1899
Unique Number: none (blue - illegible)
Height: 2.5 cm
Diameter: 19.5 cm
Motif: Schneeglöckchendekor - Snow drop
pattern
Remarks: Flat, no relief. Factory third
KRC0300
Artist: Paul Richter (1904)
Date of Production: Early 1900s, decor since 1904
Unique Number: none (blue 52 marked)
Height: 2 cm
Diameter: 26.5 cm
Motif: Ahornmuster - Maple Leaf Pattern
Remarks: Flat, no relief. Factory 3rd
KRC0301
Artist: unknown, blue "K"
Date of Production: 2nd half 18th century (ca. 1765-74)
Unique Number: none
Height: 5 cm
Diameter: 38 cm
Motif: Musselmalet
Remarks: deep charging plate
KRC0302
Artist: unknown, blue "*" and "H"
Date of Production: 2nd half 18th century
Unique Number: none
Height: 2 cm
Diameter: 23,5 cm
Motif: Onion pattern
Remarks: flat plate
KRC0250
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